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Swetmann 16

Name

Summary

If he existed, then Swetmann 16 was a burgess of Oxford with two ‘wall-houses’ rendering 3s in 1086. However, it is more likely that he is to be identified with either Swetmann 9 or Swetmann 14.

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Subtenant in 1086

Shire	Phil. ref.	Vill	DB Spelling	Holder 1066	Lord 1066	Tenant-in-Chief 1086	1086 Subtenant	Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value	Conf.	Show on Map
Shire Oxfordshire	Phil. ref. B10	Vill Oxford	DB Spelling Suetman	Holder 1066 -	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 William, king	1086 Subtenant Swetmann	Fiscal Value 0.00	1066 Value 0.00	1086 Value 0.15	Confidence -	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Profile

It is probable that Swetmann 16 is a chimera. The DB account of the borough of Oxford in 1086 includes four entries relating to burgesses called Swetmann but it is unclear if these refer to two, three or four people. The two who can be certainly identified are Swetmann 9 and Swetmann 14. However, the properties recorded in the first and third entries cannot be assigned to either man with any confidence, and because of this uncertainty they are here assigned to Swetmann 15 and Swetmann 16 respectively. Nevertheless, it remains more likely than not that Swetmann 15 and Swetmann 16 are each to be identified with either Swetmann 9 or Swetmann 14. 

The two ‘wall-houses’ (mansiones murales) putatively held by Swetmann 16 rendered 3s and were among those whose holders were responsible for the repair of the city wall (cf. Munby 2010: 140-1), with anyone failing to fulfil this obligation forfeiting their property unless a 40s fine was paid to the king.

Bibliography

Munby 2010: J. Munby, ‘The Domesday boroughs revisited’, Anglo-Norman Studies 33 (2010), 127-49